In 2010, Christian Deon Dean became the artist known as simply Vee Tha Rula, but the path to
his new identity was a complicated one. The journey began on the crime infested streets of
Grand Rapids, Michigan, where Christian Deon learned at an early age that life can be hard and
unforgiving. He credits his Mother for having the courage and the fortitude to get him and his
family out of Grand Rapids and make the move to Phoenix, Arizona when he was 12 years old, in
search of a better life.
"My Mother knew that if she didn't get me out of Grand Rapids, I may not make it through
my childhood," Vee explains. "The streets where I grew up were full of drugs, gangs, and
violence. It took a long time for me to get the old neighborhood out of my system, even after we
moved to Phoenix. All I knew was the street hustle". Vee had numerous bouts with the law as a
juvenile. His delinquency came to a head when...
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In 2010, Christian Deon Dean became the artist known as simply Vee Tha Rula, but the path to
his new identity was a complicated one. The journey began on the crime infested streets of
Grand Rapids, Michigan, where Christian Deon learned at an early age that life can be hard and
unforgiving. He credits his Mother for having the courage and the fortitude to get him and his
family out of Grand Rapids and make the move to Phoenix, Arizona when he was 12 years old, in
search of a better life.
"My Mother knew that if she didn't get me out of Grand Rapids, I may not make it through
my childhood," Vee explains. "The streets where I grew up were full of drugs, gangs, and
violence. It took a long time for me to get the old neighborhood out of my system, even after we
moved to Phoenix. All I knew was the street hustle". Vee had numerous bouts with the law as a
juvenile. His delinquency came to a head when he was arrested as an adult for drug dealing at
the age of 19. That was the day of reckoning for Vee. He had a choice of doing serious prison
time, or get out of the drug game for good. Vee chose the latter, and pledged to put his heart and
soul into his first love, making music. "I started creating songs in a cardboard box, and later,
a closet at a friend's house, before I ever knew what a recording studio looked like. I'll
always remember where I came from, and what it took to get me to where I am today. Hip
Hop saved my life."
In 2011 Vee was signed to his first music contract under HMG. The contract was for 1 album or
mixtape which Vee completed with the world famous DJ Drama. It was an official Gangsta Grillz
mixtape and can be found on Datpiff under the title “The Visionary”. Vee stayed on board with
HMG for a few more years and dropped 3 more mixtapes; Monopoly Musik: A brief Intro(2012),
The Coffee Shop Massacre(2013) and ELEVEN(2013).
In 2014 Vee left HMG to pursue his career as a independent artist under his own joint venture,
Diamond Posh Music, LLC. April 20
Bootleg Kev to dropped his first mixtape as an indie artist. The title of the mixtape is
RULA(2014). RULA can be found on Datpiff and features many well known artist such as;
Problem, Kelby Clarke, Hannibal Leq, Abrina, AZ Legend Golden, Joose & The Seventh
from AGO and DRolex. Producers on the mixtape include; Lexi Banks, PA Molumby, Shi
Muzik, Kelby Clarke, Speakerbomb and The Lost Info.
“I feel RULA is some of my greatest work so far. At last I feel like I'm make music for all the
right reasons and it will only get better from here. Teaming up with Bootleg Kev was just
the right fit for this project and we will continue to grow together. RULA 2 is already in the
works so be on the look out!”
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